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Nina Dobrev’s latest knee damage hasn’t slowed down her environmental sustainability efforts — in reality, she’s busier than ever attempting to assist the planet.
“I’ve all the time been a water lady,” Dobrev, 35, solely informed Us Weekly. “I like going to the seaside. I like water sports activities. I’ve all the time beloved marine life.”
The actress confessed that it “makes me so unhappy to see how negatively human conduct impacts the ocean and the creatures in it,” which is why she is an environmental advocate. “I believe if individuals had been extra conscious of the injury we do, we might actively attempt to be higher,” she added.
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As a part of her mission to boost consciousness, Dobrev hosted the 4th Annual SHISEIDO Blue Venture Seaside Clear Up on Wednesday, August 7, in partnership with WSL One Ocean and WILDCOAST on the 2024 WSL US Open of Browsing in California. SHISEIDO Blue Venture was established in 2019 to advertise the safety of our ocean on a world stage. By teaming up with WSL, each organizations are selling “respect” for the ocean by means of clean-up days, oyster restoration and extra actions.
“I do my half and I encourage others to do theirs,” Dobrev mentioned of her dedication to sustainability. “I’m aware of my waste, I’m aware of what I’m carrying after I go within the water.”
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The Reunion actress famous that she makes use of reusable water bottles and occasional cups in addition to her personal procuring baggage — “not the plastic ones” — when grocery procuring. “[I] eat natural after I can,” Dobrev continued.
She reassured Us that there are “so many small issues we will all do day by day” to assist preserve a wholesome surroundings for generations to come back.
“I like to recommend decreasing plastic use and single-use containers as major methods to be extra sustainable,” Dobrev shared, including that folks can “recycle and clear up trash the place you see it” to make small however actual change.
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Along with elevating consciousness about sustainability, Dobrev has been engaged on nurturing her personal physique and recovering after a knee damage. The Vampire Diaries alum “snapped” her knee in Could whereas falling off a bike, tearing her ACL and meniscus and fracturing a part of her knee joint.
After a profitable surgical procedure, Dobrev has been therapeutic in her personal time, and tried to place her finest foot ahead throughout her latest journey to France for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“Actually, it wasn’t straightforward,” she confessed to Us, referring to her abroad journey. “Restoration has been difficult and I’m nonetheless in plenty of ache and doing every day remedy. Strolling a lot was exhausting, and I used my cane so much for assist.”
Nina Dobrev. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Photos
Dobrev defined that the largest shock about her restoration has been “simply how sluggish and difficult it’s been.”
She defined, “I’m simply taking issues sooner or later at a time, being actually good about my relaxation and restoration and doing the whole lot I can to hurry up the method.”
Since Dobrev is a water lover and a fan of the outside, she is hopeful that in time she’ll be capable of surf once more. Nevertheless, she informed Us her docs haven’t given her an “reply” about when that’ll occur.
“It’s nonetheless a day-to-day factor,” she mentioned, sharing that she’s most wanting ahead to “simply with the ability to stroll and work out usually first.”
